I have the best friends in the entire world. I am certain of it. When life is going well, it’s great to have someone to talk to, laugh with and share your dreams. However, when things aren’t going well, how do your friends show up? My closest friends give me unconditional love, support, compassion, empathy and kindness. These core ingredients that make up our friendships make them amazing. [Read more…] about The Ingredients For Powerful Friendships
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I think accomplishments, big and small, are worth acknowledging. People celebrate the achievement of hard fought goals in different ways. When it comes to a big weight loss milestone or fitness event, food is often the reward. How a person commemorates their success matters; especially, if the recent accomplishment is part of a larger goal yet to be reached. [Read more…] about Healthy Reward Systems
I have fallen in the camp of being a perfectionist most of my life. That was until I became part of an amazing community that offers compassion, empathy and unconditional love and support to every single member. Thanks to them, this former perfectionist no longer beats himself up for broken promises or missed goals. [Read more…] about Be Kind To Yourself
It’s easy to develop an ego-centric attitude where a person feels their success is a result of their individual effort. After all, they’re the ones who put in the long hours to work on their craft. Even so, no one does anything alone. We are all helped along the way to varying degrees. [Read more…] about We Do Nothing Alone
I embrace the mindset that life is a journey. There will be some great and “not so” great things along the way. Both are gifts as long as I choose to see it that way. And I do. While it is easy to celebrate the good days, it can be challenging to appreciate the bad ones. This takes both [Read more…] about How to Have “Good” Bad Days
There is one quote that resonates with me when it comes to hard work. “The grind will not give you what you haven’t worked for.” This is true for all areas of life; especially exercise and nutrition. If I want to be in my best physical shape and have lean muscles with killer abs, I have to work for it and eat clean. Doing half reps and having somewhat healthy eating habits won’t produce the results I want. [Read more…] about Every Rep Matters!